Last update: Wednesday 24 April 2013 [174 news items]
Chimei, Asustek to enter LED-backlit monitor market
Sep 29, 15:15
Chimei and Asustek Computer are eyeing the LED-backlit LCD monitor market and plan to launch products by the end of 2009 and early 2010, according to market sources.
Taiwan market: Teco is top LCD TV vendor in August
Sep 15, 11:58
Teco took the top spot among LCD TV vendors in the Taiwan market in August with shipments of 12,000 units, due to strong demand for smaller-size LCD TV, according to Taiwan TV vend...
Taiwan market: Chimei and BenQ win government procurement orders for LCD TVs
Sep 3, 15:04
Taiwan-based brand vendors Chimei and BenQ have together landed 60-70% of recently released government educational procurement orders for LCD TVs for senior high schools, with 90%...
Taiwan market: Chimei is top LCD TV vendor in 1H09
Aug 12, 14:53
Taiwan-based Chimei, Tatung and Teco were the top-three LCD TV vendors in the Taiwan market in the first half of 2009, followed by LG and Sony, according to data from the companies...
Asustek, Chimei to launch own-brand LED-backlit LCD monitors
Aug 12, 11:38
Asustek Computer will launch larger than 20-inch LED-backlit LCD monitors worldwide by the end of 2009, while Chimei, the own-brand subsidiary of Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) will...
Taiwan market: Tatung, Chimei increase LCD TV prices
Jul 31, 16:34
LCD TV vendors Chimei and Tatung have made plans to increased LCD TV prices in the Taiwan market, according to market sources.
Taiwan market: 42-inch LCD TV sales fall short of market expectations in 1H09
Jul 27, 14:07
Despite sharp price reductions, sales of 42-inch LCD TVs in the Taiwan market grew only about 10% on-year in the first half of 2009 compared to market expectations of a 15-20% growth,...
Taiwan market: Chimei, BenQ, LG vying for educational LCD TV contract
Jun 30, 10:53
Chimei, BenQ and LG are vying for a LCD TV contract from the Taiwan government for educational purposes for 2009, but some other local vendors such as Teco and Sampo have decided...
Taiwan market: Chimei and Teco are top-2 LCD TV vendors in May
Jun 8, 10:50
Chimei and Teco were the top-two LCD TV vendors in the Taiwan market in May, each shipping over 10,000 units, according to market sources.
Taiwan market: Share of 24-inch widescreen LCD monitors growing fast
May 19, 15:30
The market share of 24-inch widescreen LCD monitors are expected to double this year in the Taiwan market as the price difference between 24-inch widescreen and 21.5-inch widescreen...
Taiwan market: LCD TV price to increase later in May
May 18, 16:04
LCD TV vendors in Taiwan have started to increase their inventory levels and are expected to raise TV prices at the end of May amid increasing panel prices, according to market sou...
Taiwan market: Chimei introduces 15.6-inch portable digital TV
Apr 30, 10:10
Chimei, a brand operated by LCD panel maker Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO), will launch a 15.6-inch portable digital TV, the 65TM, in the local Taiwan market on May 1, according to...

Taiwan market: Chimei LCD TV shipments up 30% annually in 1Q09
Apr 29, 15:16
Chimei, a brand operated by Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO), shipped 42,000 LCD TVs to the Taiwan market in the first quarter of 2009, up 30% on year, according to Cheng Liang-Bin,...
Taiwan market: Chimei, BenQ and Samsung to increase shares in large-size LCD TV segment
Newswatch - Mar 17, 14:02
Taiwan-based LCD TV vendors Chimei and BenQ as well as South Korea's Samsung Electronics all plan to launch more large-size LCD TVs in the Taiwan market starting in the second quarter...
Taiwan market: February LCD TV shipments drop about 50%
Mar 11, 15:42
LCD TV shipments to the Taiwan market are estimated at 60,000-70,000 units for February, down some 50% sequentially, according to market sources. Shipments in January reached 134,000...
Taiwan market: LCD monitor revenues drop 20% in 4Q08, says IDC
Mar 10, 12:07
LCD monitor revenues in the Taiwan market decreased 20% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2008 mainly due to significant price reductions by retailers to stimulate demand, although...
Taiwan market: LCD TV shipments weaken in February
Mar 6, 12:34
Shipments for LCD TVs in the local Taiwan market are expected to drop in February with most vendors expecting a 30-40% drop on year, according to market sources.
Taiwan market: Chimei launches 24-inch LCD monitors
Feb 24, 17:10
Taiwan-based vendor Chimei, eyeing the personal home entertanment market in Taiwan, has unveiled 24-inch LCD monitors with 16:9 aspect ratio that will be available on the market in...

LCD display vendors increase product prices in January
Feb 18, 17:20
LCD display vendors including Samsung Electronics, LG, Chimei, and BenQ were increasing prices by 1-3% in Southeast Asian markets such as Malaysia at the end of January, followed...
Taiwan market: Sony remains top LCD TV vendor in January
Feb 17, 12:20
Sony remained the top LCD TV vendor in the Taiwan market in January for the second month in a row with shipments of about 21,000 units, compared to about 10,000 units in December...
Taiwan market: LCD TV sales strong during Lunar New Year, says paper
Newswatch - Feb 6, 09:43
LCD TV vendors saw strong sales in Taiwan in January during the Lunar New Year holidays when doemstic demand was boosted by government-issued cash coupons for all citizens, according...
Taiwan market: Teco aims to be top-5 LCD TV vendor
Newswatch - Feb 3, 15:12
Teco Electronic & Machinery aims to become a top-5 LCD TV vendor in Taiwan this year with monthly shipments of over 10,000 units, according to a Chinese-language Economic...
Taiwan market: LCD TV vendors lower prices for Lunar New Year shopping
Jan 21, 11:51
With the Lunar New Year holidays expected to see strong sales for LCD TVs in Taiwan, TV vendors are launching promotions and lowering prices to grab more sales during the period,...
Taiwan market: Sony top LCD TV vendor in December
Jan 9, 17:06
Sony jumped to number one in Taiwan's LCD TV market in December 2008 from fourth place in November, according to market sources.
Taiwan market: Sony number 4 LCD TV vendor in November
Dec 10, 16:33
Sony ranked number four in the Taiwan LCD TV market in November with shipments of 9,000-10,000 units, as the vendor's relatively higher price levels were less attractive than its...
Taiwan market: Top-3 local LCD TV vendors maintain strong shipments in November
Dec 9, 12:44
Despite the sluggish economy, major local LCD TV vendors were able to maintain stable shipments in November, as the vendors and retailers have been promoting LCD TVs in November,...
Taiwan market: Chimei expects promotional campagin to drive December revenues
Dec 4, 12:21
In order to stimulate sales in Taiwan's sluggish consumer market, local LCD TV brand Chimei has lowered the prices for its LCD TVs and monitors at the ongoing IT Month fair in Taipei,...
Taiwan market: Chimei expects to reach LCD TV shipment goal this year
Dec 1, 17:15
Despite the global economic downturn, Taiwan LCD TV brand Chimei shipped has 115,000 units of LCD TVs so far this year to the Taiwan market, up 25% on year, with the company expecting...

Taiwan market: Chimei and BenQ monitor sales driven by 16:9 segment in October
Nov 7, 15:19
LCD monitor sales in Taiwan dropped 15% on year in October, but major local brands, Chimei and BenQ, still saw robust sales because of their 16:9 models, according to market source...
Taiwan market: Top local LCD TV brands see strong sales in October
Nov 7, 14:42
Despite the sluggish demand in Taiwan's overall consumer electronics market in October, major local LCD TV brands still saw strong sales for the month as a result of pricing campaigns,...
Taiwan market: Samsung LCD TV sales far worse than expected
Sep 4, 11:40
Despite its success beating Sony in the North America LCD TV market, Samsung's LCD TV sales in Taiwan were far worse than expected in the first half of the year, according to market...
Taiwan market: Chimei eyes 32-inch LCD TV segment
Aug 19, 17:02
Chimei, the LCD TV brand operated by panel maker Chi Mei Group, expects sales of 32-inch LCD TVs in the Taiwan market to grow more robustly in the second half of this year despite...
Taiwan market: LCD monitor market to shrink in 2008, says Chimei
Aug 1, 15:46
Ben Cheng, vice president at Nexgen Mediatech, which operates the Chimei brand under the Chi Mei Group, indicated that demand for LCD monitors in Taiwan may show negative growth in...
Taiwan market: Pricing campaign launched for Chimei 52-inch LCD TVs
Jul 22, 12:08
Chimei, the LCD TV brand operated by panel maker Chi Mei Group, has launched a pricing campaign in Taiwan for its 52-inch model, offering a major price cut as well as a smaller-sized...
- LED business revenues to exceed NT$20 billion in 2013, says Lite-On Group chairman
- Pegatron expects 10% growth in 2Q13 shipments
- Windows RT facing pressure from being isolated
- Winbond, Macronix shipping NOR flash chips for Xbox One and PS4
- Taiwan market: HTC launches HTC Butterfly S and HTC Desire 600
- Formosa Epitaxy may see 3Q13 revenues grow 20-30% sequentially, says company chairman
- Digitimes Research: TSMC expanding in China
- Lite-On Technology to deal out 2012 cash dividend of NT$2.35
- Innolux not to be largely affected by subsidies ending in China, says company president
- Genius Electronic to expand lens capacity by 60%
- AUO likely to turn around performance in 2013, says company chairman
- DRAM market grows up, IHS finds
- Lite-On IT to start production of LED light bulbs in 3Q13
- Winbond looks to rising SDRAM prices in 2H13
- Large-size panel shipments grow 4% in May, says WitsView
- Blue filter glass in short supply due to white-box smartphone demand
- Emerging solar market growth dominates Solar Taiwan 2013 forum
- Accton obtains ODM orders with shipments scheduled until October
- Samsung sales of midrange large-size smartphones to affect China-based brands
- Prices of smartphone and tablet solutions to drop 10-20% in 2H13
- China market: Domestic TV panel supply falls far short of demand, says CVIA vice president
- Digitimes Research: South Korea firms mixed on solar business developments
- IC distributor WPG to see quarterly revenues exceed NT$100 billion in 2Q13
- Taiwan market: ViewSonic to launch Full HD projectors by end of 2013
- IDC lowers forecast growth for monitors while average screen size increases
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- Chilisin eyes strong prospect of tablet market, expects strong growth
- PowerByProxi aims to cooperate with Taiwan makers to explore wireless power market
- AZZURRO demonstrates high-yield production for GaN-on-Si voltage wafers
- Advantech Releases 6U CompactPCI Board with 4th Generation Intel Core i7 Processor
- Advantech to Support CompactPCI PlusIO and Serial Standards
- Embracing the New Generation Intel Atom Family with DDR3 Memory Support
- Got The Message? Ensuring efficient and reliable delivery of content across a mission critical digital signage network
- Emb' Store On-Demand Software Service for Embedded Computing
- Efficient Network Management for Digital Signage
- Design Benefits of the MI/O Extension Solution
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- Japan exports rise by most since 2010 (June 19) - BBC News
- IBM starts American job cuts, say reports (June 13) - NASDAQ.com
- NHK to air documentary on Taiwanese semiconductor giant (June 6) - Focus Taiwan news channel
- Slow global GDP growth weighs on IC market (May 29) - IC Insights
- Infineon ships security chips to Taiwan electronic passport program (May 23) - Company release
- Apple 'among largest tax avoiders in US' - Senate committee (May 21) - BBC News
- Weak eurozone growth hits euro (May 15) - The Financial Times
- German factory orders rise for second month (May 7) - Bloomberg
- Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
- Cavendish Kinetics announces RF MEMS technology for improving wireless performance
- Solar trade dispute spreads to wine industry; gets personal
- Analogix eyes link between smartphones and HD displays
- Strong reaction from China, EU members over solar trade row

Dialog Semiconductor has managed to land solution orders from first-tier smartphone vendors in the...

Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
Cavendish Kinetics recently announced the availability of production samples of its tunable RF capacitors...

Taiwan-based Chimei Group, once a major LCD panel maker, now focuses on providing upstream components...

Eight years ago, the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) defined the first carrier class networks and services...
- Smartphone and tablet industry: The view from Taiwan - May 2012
Taiwan-based companies have a long and successful history of involvement in the supply chain for mobile devices, which for the purposes of this article consist...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - May 2012
The year 2011 saw the motherboard industry reverse its trend of declining shipments year-on-year, to post a slight 0.2% growth. This upturn in fortunes was expected...
- Notebook market overview - Jun 2011
The notebook industry in 2010 experienced several major events that significantly changed the industry's ecosystem for the year and the industry is also believed...
- LCD TV overview - Jun 2011
Growth of the global LCD TV market was not as strong as expected in 2010 as the market continued to feel the aftershocks of the economic recession that had hit...
- 2H 2012 global TFT panel market forecast
Digitimes Research predicts there will be a total of 389 million large-sized TFT LCD panels shipped in 2H12, with 195 million in the third quarter and 194 million in the fourth quarter - with the total representing a 7.6% increase over the first half of this year.
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 smartphone market
Smartphone shipments in 2010 and 2011 both enjoyed growth of more than 60%. Growth will decelerate in 2012 due to the high base, as well as a slowdown in consumer spending in Western Europe.
- Trends in Asia LED chip manufacturing industry
Asia is playing an ever more important role in upstream LED chip manufacturing. The region accounted for 80% of MOCVD demand in 2011 and will account for 90% in 2012, largely because Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and China are the major global centers for LED chip production.


















